1997–98 Florida Panthers season

The 1997–98 Florida Panthers season was the Panthers' fifth season.

1997–98 Florida Panthers
Division6th Atlantic
1997–98 record24–43–15
Goals for203
Goals against256
Team information
General ManagerBryan Murray
CoachDoug MacLean,
Bryan Murray (interim)
CaptainScott Mellanby

Offseason

Regular season

The Panthers' penalty kill struggled during the regular season and they allowed the most power-play goals in the NHL (82) and had the lowest penalty-kill percentage (79.65%). They also tied the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Pittsburgh Penguins for the most short-handed goals allowed, with 16.[1]

On November 26, 1997, the Panthers defeated the Boston Bruins at home by a score of 10-5.[2] Veteran forward Ray Sheppard had a hat trick in the game. It was the first time in franchise history that the Panthers had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game.[3] It also came exactly one year after the last NHL team had scored 10 goals in a regular-season game, as the Edmonton Oilers had defeated their provincial rival Calgary Flames on the road by a score of 10-1 on November 26, 1996.[4]

Final standings
Atlantic Division
No. GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey Devils82482311225166107
2Philadelphia Flyers8242291124219395
3Washington Capitals8240301221920292
4New York Islanders8230411121222571
5New York Rangers8225391819723168
6Florida Panthers8224431520325663
7Tampa Bay Lightning8217551015126944
Eastern Conference[5]
R Div GP W L T GF GA Pts
1New Jersey DevilsATL82482311225166107
2Pittsburgh PenguinsNE8240241822818898
3Philadelphia FlyersATL8242291124219395
4Washington CapitalsATL8240301221920292
5Boston BruinsNE8239301322119491
6Buffalo SabresNE8236291721118789
7Montreal CanadiensNE8237321323520887
8Ottawa SenatorsNE8234331519320083
9Carolina HurricanesNE823341820021974
10New York IslandersATL8230411121222571
11New York RangersATL8225391819723168
12Florida PanthersATL8224431520325663
13Tampa Bay LightningATL8217551015126944

Divisions: ATL – Atlantic, NE – Northeast

bold – Qualified for playoffs

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 1, 19971–3@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)0–1–0
2WOctober 4, 19975–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)1–1–0
3LOctober 11, 19973–5@ St. Louis Blues (1997–98)1–2–0
4TOctober 13, 19972–2 OTNew York Islanders (1997–98)1–2–1
5WOctober 15, 19972–1Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)2–2–1
6LOctober 16, 19970–4@ Dallas Stars (1997–98)2–3–1
7LOctober 19, 19971–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)2–4–1
8LOctober 22, 19970–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)2–5–1
9TOctober 23, 19972–2 OT@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)2–5–2
10WOctober 25, 19975–4@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)3–5–2
11TOctober 28, 19972–2 OTLos Angeles Kings (1997–98)3–5–3
12LOctober 30, 19972–5Ottawa Senators (1997–98)3–6–3
13LNovember 1, 19973–4 OTBuffalo Sabres (1997–98)3–7–3
14LNovember 5, 19972–4New Jersey Devils (1997–98)3–8–3
15WNovember 6, 19974–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)4–8–3
16WNovember 9, 19973–2Washington Capitals (1997–98)5–8–3
17TNovember 12, 19972–2 OTNew York Islanders (1997–98)5–8–4
18LNovember 14, 19972–5Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)5–9–4
19WNovember 15, 19971–0@ New York Islanders (1997–98)6–9–4
20LNovember 18, 19971–3New York Rangers (1997–98)6–10–4
21LNovember 20, 19971–2Calgary Flames (1997–98)6–11–4
22WNovember 22, 19972–1 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)7–11–4
23LNovember 23, 19972–5Washington Capitals (1997–98)7–12–4
24WNovember 26, 199710–5Boston Bruins (1997–98)8–12–4
25LNovember 28, 19972–3Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)8–13–4
26TNovember 30, 19971–1 OT@ New York Rangers (1997–98)8–13–5
27LDecember 1, 19972–3Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)8–14–5
28LDecember 5, 19972–3 OT@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)8–15–5
29WDecember 7, 19975–4Washington Capitals (1997–98)9–15–5
30WDecember 10, 19975–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)10–15–5
31WDecember 12, 19974–3@ New York Rangers (1997–98)11–15–5
32LDecember 13, 19971–4@ New York Islanders (1997–98)11–16–5
33LDecember 15, 19972–6Boston Bruins (1997–98)11–17–5
34LDecember 17, 19972–4New York Rangers (1997–98)11–18–5
35WDecember 18, 19974–0@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)12–18–5
36LDecember 20, 19970–2@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)12–19–5
37LDecember 23, 19972–3St. Louis Blues (1997–98)12–20–5
38WDecember 26, 19975–2@ Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)13–20–5
39WDecember 27, 19976–2@ New York Islanders (1997–98)14–20–5
40TDecember 30, 19972–2 OTSan Jose Sharks (1997–98)14–20–6
41WJanuary 1, 19982–1 OTNew Jersey Devils (1997–98)15–20–6
42TJanuary 2, 19982–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)15–20–7
43TJanuary 4, 19983–3 OTMighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)15–20–8
44LJanuary 7, 19982–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)15–21–8
45TJanuary 9, 19983–3 OT@ Calgary Flames (1997–98)15–21–9
46TJanuary 10, 19982–2 OT@ Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)15–21–10
47LJanuary 12, 19981–3@ Colorado Avalanche (1997–98)15–22–10
48LJanuary 14, 19982–3@ Phoenix Coyotes (1997–98)15–23–10
49LJanuary 21, 19983–8@ Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (1997–98)15–24–10
50LJanuary 22, 19981–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1997–98)15–25–10
51TJanuary 24, 19981–1 OT@ San Jose Sharks (1997–98)15–25–11
52WJanuary 27, 19983–0Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)16–25–11
53WJanuary 29, 19983–2Dallas Stars (1997–98)17–25–11
54WJanuary 31, 19982–0Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)18–25–11
55LFebruary 1, 19982–5Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)18–26–11
56TFebruary 3, 19981–1 OTDetroit Red Wings (1997–98)18–26–12
57LFebruary 7, 19982–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)18–27–12
58LFebruary 25, 19982–3New Jersey Devils (1997–98)18–28–12
59LFebruary 27, 19981–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1997–98)18–29–12
60LMarch 4, 19983–4New York Rangers (1997–98)18–30–12
61LMarch 7, 19983–6@ Washington Capitals (1997–98)18–31–12
62LMarch 9, 19981–6@ Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)18–32–12
63LMarch 11, 19983–5@ Ottawa Senators (1997–98)18–33–12
64LMarch 13, 19980–4Edmonton Oilers (1997–98)18–34–12
65LMarch 15, 19984–8Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)18–35–12
66LMarch 17, 19982–4Vancouver Canucks (1997–98)18–36–12
67LMarch 19, 19981–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1997–98)18–37–12
68LMarch 21, 19981–5@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)18–38–12
69LMarch 23, 19983–5Carolina Hurricanes (1997–98)18–39–12
70WMarch 26, 19985–4Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)19–39–12
71WMarch 28, 19983–2 OT@ Boston Bruins (1997–98)20–39–12
72WMarch 29, 19984–0@ Chicago Blackhawks (1997–98)21–39–12
73LApril 1, 19983–4Montreal Canadiens (1997–98)21–40–12
74WApril 4, 19984–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)22–40–12
75WApril 5, 19983–1Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)23–40–12
76LApril 7, 19981–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1997–98)23–41–12
77WApril 9, 19983–2Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)24–41–12
78TApril 11, 19983–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1997–98)24–41–13
79TApril 12, 19985–5 OT@ New Jersey Devils (1997–98)24–41–14
80LApril 14, 19982–3Ottawa Senators (1997–98)24–42–14
81LApril 16, 19983–7Philadelphia Flyers (1997–98)24–43–14
82TApril 18, 19982–2 OT@ Tampa Bay Lightning (1997–98)24–43–15

Playoffs

After making the Stanley Cup playoffs in 1997, the Panthers failed to qualify for the playoffs in 1998.

Player statistics
Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Ray WhitneyLW6832296128101202
Dave GagnerC7820284855-21511
Robert SvehlaD7993443113-3300
Scott MellanbyRW79152439127-14601
Radek DvorakRW6412243633-1230
Ray SheppardRW6114173121-13501
Kirk MullerLW708212954-14103
Bill LindsayRW8212162880-2025
Viktor KozlovC4612112314-1320
Ed JovanovskiD8191423158-12213
David NemirovskyRW41912218-3201
Steve WashburnC581181932-6402
Gord MurphyD796111746-3300
Dino CiccarelliRW285111628-2201
Tom FitzgeraldRW691051557-4011
Rob NiedermayerC33871541-9502
Chris WellsC6151015474010
Paul LausD7701111293-5000
Esa TikkanenLW2818916-7000
Terry CarknerD74178636001
Jeff NortonD1907718-7000
Johan GarpenlovLW392358-6000
Rhett WarrenerD7904499-16000
John VanbiesbrouckG6003360000
Jody HullRW2120241010
Ryan JohnsonC100220-4000
Dallas EakinsD23011441000
Chris AllenD100020000
Mark FitzpatrickG1200020000
John JakopinD20004-3000
Dave LowryLW70002-1000
Kirk McLeanG700000000
Kevin WeekesG1100000000
Peter WorrellLW19000153-4000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO SA SV SV%
John Vanbiesbrouck3451601829111652.87416381473.899
Kirk McLean4067421223.250207185.894
Mark Fitzpatrick64012272323.001265233.879
Kevin Weekes48511051323.960247215.870
Team:4982822443152513.02523572106.894

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Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards and records

Transactions

Roster

Draft picks

Florida's draft picks at the 1997 NHL Entry Draft held at the Civic Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team (League)
120Mike Brown CanadaRed Deer Rebels (WHL)
247Kristian Huselius SwedenFarjestad BK (Sweden)
356Vratislav Cech Czech RepublicKitchener Rangers (OHL)
374Nick Smith CanadaBarrie Colts (OHL)
495Ivan Novoseltsev RussiaKrylya Sovetov (Russia)
5127Pat Parthenais United StatesDetroit Whalers (OHL)
6155Keith Delaney CanadaBarrie Colts (OHL)
7183Tyler Palmer CanadaLake Superior State University (CCHA)
8211Doug Schueller United StatesTwin Cities Vulcans (USHL)
9237Benoit Cote United StatesShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)

Farm teams

See also

References
  1. https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_1998.html
  2. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199711260FLA.html
  3. https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/FLA/
  4. https://www.hockey-reference.com/boxscores/199611260CGY.html
  5. "1997–1998 Conference Standings". National Hockey League. Retrieved July 4, 2014.
  6. "1997-98 Florida Panthers Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
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